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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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inlet; cove; creek; bay

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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hawk; falcon

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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Keiichi

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respect; honour; honor

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

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to occur; to happen

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dice; die

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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starting point; starting line

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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syndrome

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study; research; investigation

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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I; me

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parents; both parents

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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mother

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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hysterical; hysteric

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